Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 10 August 2023 – Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände – Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. v NEW Niederrhein Energie und Wasser GmbH
(Case C-518/23, NEW Niederrhein Energie und Wasser)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Bundesgerichtshof
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände – Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.
Defendant: NEW Niederrhein Energie und Wasser GmbH
Question referred
Must the information to be provided by the trader pursuant to Article 7(1) and (4)(c) of Directive 2005/29/EC 1 on the manner in which the price is calculated in a pricing system which depends on consumption be such that the consumer can, on the basis of the information provided, make an independent calculation of the price if he or she knows his or her consumption?
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1 Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22).